Category: SNAPPING TURTLE

The inability to retract the full body inside the shell and the exposed neck make the snapping turtles vulnerable. The species can do anything to take a lead when being disturbed or under attack....

You may have heard stories about snapping turtles biting off a human finger. Turtles of any species are aggressive without any doubt. But are they capable of separating a finger from the hand? Or is...

Snapping turtles are considered aquatic due to their fondness for water. These creatures are hardly seen on the basking dock with their moderately bulky bodies. It can make you wonder whether these...